Wednesday's Powerball jackpot has reached $1.4 billion, but how does that compare to other lottery prizes? And how much will the winner actually take home?

The Powerball jackpot increased to a whopping $1.4 billion for Wednesday night’s drawing — the fourth largest in its history and the sixth largest ever among all U.S. lotteries. While the chances

The Sept. 6 Powerball jackpot is now the second largest in history. Here's how to play, rules, payouts, and how much you'll take home after taxes.

Five people in Connecticut won at least $50,000 in Saturday night’s Powerball drawing, but there are still no local Jackpot winners, the CT Lottery said. CT Lottery said two of those winners got the $100,000 prize with power play.

Mega Millions tickets cost $5 apiece. Friday, Sept. 12, jackpot jumped to $381 million almost one week after a record-setting $1.787 billion Powerball

Massachusetts State Lottery players won or claimed nine $100,000 prizes on Tuesday, seven of which came from the day’s “ Mass Cash ” drawings.

The winning ticket was purchased at Main Street Deli & Grocery in Terryville and is believed to have matched four of the five white balls and the red Powerball. The six-figure payout indicates the player also selected the Power Play option, which doubled the standard $50,000 third-tier prize to $100,000.

Gloria Mackenzie was 84 years old when she won the drawing, becoming the oldest Powerball winner in history. It was also the biggest jackpot in Powerball history at the time and Mackenzie opted for the $278 million payment after taxes. Date: December 2013. How many winners? 2. The two winning tickets were purchased in California and Georgia.